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REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) doesn't handle invalid indexes

Álvaro Herrera has pushed a fix for the issue where REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) doesn't handle invalid indexes, applying minor tweaks before committing. The patch did not achieve strong…

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bug, ALTER TABLE call ATPostAlterTypeCleanup twice for the same relation

A bug was reported where `ATPostAlterTypeCleanup()` is called twice during a single `ALTER TABLE` combining `ALTER COLUMN SET DATA TYPE` and `ALTER COLUMN SET EXPRESSION`. The v6…

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[PATCH] Avoid a REPACK worker startup hang

Nikolay Samokhvalov reported a reproducible hang in the REPACK worker startup on REL_19_STABLE (6bc236c8). When RLIMIT_NPROC is exhausted, the postmaster fails to fork the backgro…

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REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) backend waits indefinitely when decoding worker fails to start

The discussion addresses an indefinite hang in `REPACK (CONCURRENTLY)` when the logical decoding worker fails to start or exits silently. Bharath Rupireddy's v4 patch splits the b…

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pg_get_*_ddl() needs a redesign

Andrew Dunstan reports that despite working patches for the `pg_get_*_ddl()` redesign, they are too invasive to include in release 19. The main complexity lies in permission handl…

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[PATCH] btree_gist: add cross-type integer operator support for GiST

Alexander Nestorov submitted v7 of a patch adding cross-type integer operator support for GiST in btree_gist, addressing review feedback from Andrey. Three issues were resolved: t…

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Industry News

Anthropic CEO Outlines Plan to Slow AI Development

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Anthropic CEO Outlines Plan to Slow AI Development

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has outlined a plan to slow the pace of AI development, a concept both he and OpenAI's Sam Altman appear to agree on, described as "pacing the frontier.…
OpenAI's Feud with Mathematicians Is Only Escalating

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OpenAI's Feud with Mathematicians Is Only Escalating

Twenty-five leading mathematicians have signed an open letter arguing that AI labs, including OpenAI, are threatening their intellectual work. The dispute highlights growing tensi…
Nscale Adds Former OpenAI Exec Fidji Simo to Board Ahead of Potential IPO

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Nscale Adds Former OpenAI Exec Fidji Simo to Board Ahead of Potential IPO

AI infrastructure company Nscale has appointed Fidji Simo, former No. 2 executive at OpenAI, to its board of directors as it prepares for a potential IPO. Simo previously guided I…

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